Trends in Clinical Research Including Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Participants Funded by the US National Institutes of Health, 1992 to 2018

Abstract

The landmark 1985 Report of the Secretary’s Task Force on Black and Minority Health (known as the Heckler Report)¹ resulted in a national health focus on eliminating health disparities and concluded that Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA/NHPI) populations are healthier than all other racial/ethnic groups in the United States. The prevailing stereotype that AA/NHPI groups are model minority populations² has resulted in data equity efforts negatively affecting AA/NHPI subgroups (eg, Vietnamese or Samoan).³ Data equity is the need for high-quality, disaggregated racial/ethnic data to capture disparities and underlying social factors associated with health needed to develop evidence-based solutions that inform public policies.